Inspired by this web comic contest:

http://crowncommission.com/dailygrind/

I've created a Wikinews writing contest. The rules, in a nutshell: You have to write at least one story a day. You fail to meet the requirement, you drop out. The last man standing wins the contest (apologies for non-gender-neutral language).

As with other contests, there is an open "prize bin" that everyone can contribute to -- whether it's cash or goods.

If you would like to participate in the contest, please register at:

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Writing_contest

You should register before March 21 -- people who register after that date will have to write more stories to "catch up".

The main goal of this contest is to increase the daily story output of the English Wikinews. If it works out, the idea could be copied by other editions as well, but since English is currently the main source of translations, any positive change here helps a lot.

As an incentive for people to donate physical prizes, I think it would be a good idea if the Wikimedia Foundation could cover shipping costs for sending goods to the winner, within reasonable limits. Is that possible?

All best,

Erik